Supervising Social Worker - Fostering (Post Approval) - NN1 1ED Our Benefits We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do. We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including: SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues) Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £4,000 Relocation costs of up to £8,000 Retention bonus payments for established personnel 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection. Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information. Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more. Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions Extensive Learning&Development and career development opportunities Subsidised town centre car parking scheme About the role We have an exciting opportunity for 2 qualified social workers to join our Fostering Post Approval team. These positions are fixed term to cover maternity leave, we will consider secondment applications Whilst still being a part of the Children’s Trust we are also a stand-alone Independent Fostering Agency, so we are very special. Our Team provides support and supervision to our approved foster carers. We have amazing Public Health Funding currently helping to support our carers, children and to upskill ourselves in wonderful training opportunities. We also manage the Duty system, working with the Placements Team whereby children are placed with foster carers. We have several specialist schemes including Family Link carers for our children with disabilities, Resilience carers for our young people stepping down from residential, Parent and Child carers for parent and babies as well as our other mainstream carers to support. We have a third of our carers who are kinship connected carers. Do you have experience in any of the above or knowledge of fostering or want to expand your knowledge base? Are you able to show creativity and initiative to support our carers in looking after our most vulnerable children and young people? We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: abi.gibbs@nctrust.co.uk or christine.lamb@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you About you You are a qualified social worker, Social Work England registered, with a passion for meeting the needs of children in foster care. You thrive in a team environment, working closely with colleagues within the Fostering Service and our children\\\'s service to achieve positive outcomes. You provide support and supervision to foster carers, ensuring adherence to the National Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations. You actively invest in the team\\\'s life, developing strong working relationships, respecting others\\\' strengths, celebrating differences, and seeking solutions together. Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to creating positive change! This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers